Law:
The Examiners on GM’s Liability: Anders J. Maxwell --- Perry Mandarino
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The 2014 Am Law 200: Survival Of The Fittest --- The Am Law Second Hundred: Punching Above Their Weight
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Optimistic Expectations Are Playing Out, But Struggles Linger
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Chadbourne Elevates Bankruptcy Lawyer To Counsel --- Robert J. Gayda
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Black Partners—and Lawyers—Still a Rarity in BigLaw --- How Can A Black Person Get Ahead In Biglaw?
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Working Overseas: Asking The Right Questions Before You Take The Plunge
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Fixing Law Schools: Are More Types of Degrees the Answer?
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From Law School to The Basic School
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Lawyer seeking change of pace wanted, must be willing to travel
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Women Lawyers Bring Added Value to Corporate Boards
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Daddies Make More Money!
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Business of Law
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Freshfields raises pay - record Magic Circle wage
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This Guy Wants To Kill All Your Biglaw Job Opportunities
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I Know It’s A Shock, But Law Firms Are Jeopardizing Client Information
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Mindy Kaling Made Fun Of Lawyers In An Amazing Harvard Law Graduation Speech --- Reminds Harvard Law Grads That They’re Evil
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These 4 types of summer associates may get no offers
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Bachelorette Using ‘What She Learned In Law School’ To Choose Fake Husband
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Lawyerly Lairs: Ronan Farrow’s $1.5 Million Bachelor Pad
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Ballmer Buys The LA Clippers For $2 Billion --- The 20 Wealthiest Sports Owners In The US
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Victim of Chicago Police Torture Will Get Just $3,000 in Damages
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Take These 10 Steps To Be More Likable At The Office
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Police Knew Of California Gunman's Videos But Didn't Watch Them
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Bonkers Law Firm Website of the Week: Welcome to the Nightgarden
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Boycott seeking $70 per hour for court-appointed lawyers fizzled when other attorneys took the cases
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Assault Charges against Camille Grammer’s Bankruptcy Attorney/Ex-Boyfriend Dimitri Charalambopoulos Dropped
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Tentative Selection Of New Bankruptcy Judge For ED PA
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Looking Back at the Career of one of America’s Most Controversial Judges
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Harvard and Rochester Professors Discover How to Make Republican Judges More Liberal
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Prosecutor asks top court to block judge from hearing all 280 cases handled by his office
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Man charged in murder attempt on judge also wanted to slay DA and federal judge, authorities say
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Suspended without pay, judge asks top state court to treat her alcoholism as a disability
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Wall Street:
Stock futures on the fence ahead of spending data
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Weak US economy report dents global stock markets
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S&P 500 sets another record closing high on growth bets
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High-Speed Trading Perks Said to Be Focus of CFTC Review
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Layoffs:
Siemens to Remove 11,600 Job Positions in Streamlining
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8 Questions You Should Ask Your Interviewer To Show How Smart You Are
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
GM made $22.6 billion. We lost $10.6 billion
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GM expected to finish investigation, considering compensation fund
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GM Seeks N.Y. Court for Recall Suits as Deaths Claimed
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Food/Beverage:
CEO of Capitol Hill Restaurants in Bankruptcy Had His Own Problems
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Celebs:
'Chrisley Knows Best' Cast: Todd's First Wife Accuses Him of Domestic Abuse & Reveals Dark Past?
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Mary J. Blige pays off her debt
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Economy:
U.S. economy contracted 1% in the first quarter
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A chillier economy greeted with a shrug
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Factory-Job Rebound Produces Winners, Losers
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Fed's George Wants Rate Hikes Soon
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U.S. Jobless Claims Drop --- Applications for US jobless aid near 7-year low
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Fewer Americans Now on Food Stamps
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World Bank Sounds Alarm On Sharp Rise In Global Food Prices
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Elizabeth Warren Pushes Obama to Crack Down on Big Banks with Fed Nominations
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Piketty's Capital: An Economist's Inequality Ideas Are All the Rage --- Thomas Piketty Rebuts Financial Times Critique --- Knives are Out in Piketty Data Debate
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Highway crashes cost US $871 billion a year, Feds say --- NHTSA: $277 billion in direct costs
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Derivatives Worldwide Hit 710 Trillion, According To BIS Study
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How People Define Financial Success Around The World
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It's not all sunshine for the US economy
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Contracts to Buy US Homes Rose Slightly in April
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Borrowers Tap Their Homes at a Hot Clip
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates down again; 30-year averaging 4.12%
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The Real Reason Why Americans Aren't Buying Homes
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Bank sets deadline to foreclose on August Wilson Center
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Municipalities:
Early Returns Show Support for Detroit Bankruptcy Plan
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Angry Judge II: Rhodes Wants To Know Who Messed Up 2,000 Pension Ballots
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Can we Grand Bargain before going bust?
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Michigan Republicans Vindicate Snyder With Vote to Aid Detroit
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Time of essence in Detroit bankruptcy case
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DIA vows court battle to protect museum's collection, as city tries to put a price tag on it
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Orr to discuss Detroit's bankruptcy reorganization plan at Mackinac Policy Conference today
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Says He Does Not Plan To Run For Governor
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A Better Solution for Detroit's Blight
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Polls: Voters hopeful on Detroit's future, don't want DIA art sold
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Detroit losing millions as neighboring counties abandon city water system
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Detroiters seek solutions to old-new, black-white divide in frank talks
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Small Business:
100 Billion Clues That Small Business Lending Has Turned A Corner
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Fraud:
Martoma Could Face Nearly 20 Years in Prison, Court Officials Say
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Mexico Detains Oceanografia CEO Amid Citigroup Loan Fraud Probe --- Citigroup Mexico Probe Looks at Loan Changes Before Fraud
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Ponzi scheme victims await Fast's sentencing
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Chicago Fund Manager Charged With $11 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Zeek Receiver Seeks Approval For 40% Distribution
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Once Presumed Dead, Captured Fugitive Details Life On Lam After Collapse Of $21 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Healthcare:
Struggling community hospitals in Georgia are reinventing themselves as freestanding ERs
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10 Most Obese Countries
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Retailing:
Troubled Abercrombie & Fitch posts smaller-than-expected loss --- An Easy Way to Shrink Abercrombie & Fitch: Let the Leases Go
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Religion:
Pope declares 'zero tolerance' on child abuse
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Politics:
Warren on GOP Philosophy: 'I Got Mine, the Rest of You Are on Your Own'
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Gambling:
River Rock Casino to default on bonds
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Personal Finance:
How To Get Free Refills At Starbucks --- Man Sets New Record For Most Expensive Starbucks Drink Order Ever
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8 Upfront Purchases That Can Save You A Ton Of Money Over Time
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Avoidance Actions:
Kerr-McGee settlement proceeds despite objections
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LBOs:
Fitch: LBOs 29% of Defaults since Financial Crisis
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Electricity:
EFIH 2nd-lien bondholders vie for control via new DIP
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Unexpired Leases:
To Assume or Not to Assume, that Is the Question: What Act Constitutes “Assumption” Under Section 365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code?
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Recent Pleadings:
UST, Expressing Concerns Over Patient Safety, Wants Specialty Hospital Case Dismissed
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Insurance:
D&O Insurance: Delaware Supreme Court Rules WaMu Liquidating Trust Coverage Suit Not Yet Ripe
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Corporate Reform:
Report: U.S. Seeks $10 Billion Penalty From BNP Paribas For Evading Sanctions
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Mass Torts:
North Carolina could be fourth state to pass asbestos transparency laws
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BP Whines to Supreme Court
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Brokers:
Brokers dodge customer complaints with bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:
Auto Lender Will Pay $5.5 Million to Settle Charges It Harassed Consumers
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Currency:
Bitcoin Is Facing A Potentially Fatal Paradox
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Banking:
Citigroup CFO says quarterly trading revenue could slide 25%
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Education:
Problems for Morris Brown sale --- Morris Brown sale requires more work
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Sovereigns:
Argentina Agrees to Pay $9.7 Billion to Paris Club
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Recalcitrant, moi?
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Argentina curries favor with Paris Club deal
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Argentina says may consider deal with holdout bondholders
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UK:
UK economy enjoys falling insolvencies for first time this year
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Insolvency practitioner wages campaign against insolvency litigation plans
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PPF proposes new insolvency risk model
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PPF levy overhaul still leaves a lot up in the air
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UK to count prostitution, drugs when measuring GDP
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Liquidation for law firm shut down by SRA
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PIIGS:
Etihad set to save Alitalia: report
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'It's my money' Drumm wife claimed in $2m deal, court told --- David Drumm's mistakes did not add up, says trustee
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Jamaica:
Insolvency committee weighs receivership fees, regulatory clashes
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